ch 10

From reading chapter ten, I feel like China has a very protective psychological view of their country. Considering their identity is currently “at stake”, as Dodson says, the country is currently developing and seems very aware of that fact. They try really hard to protect themselves from other governments, like the US, from accessing their information. They do this by putting a fire wall on their internet, referred to as the “Great Firewall of China”. They also seem to be somewhat pretentious about their image. They see themselves as the most culturally advanced country in the world, because their language is so complex. They also see the history of Imperial China as a very important piece of them. Dodson says that even those who are the most socially inept consider the imperial line respectable. They have an insane amount of national sovereignty. I feel like they kind of look at themselves as a  blank slight, because they are proud of any progress they make in the socioeconomic world. Although they know they can’t beat the US, China sees victory in any advancement they make. As they search to recreate their own history, China struggles to move forward without starting a revolution over the past. I think I agree with the way Dodson is portraying the Chinese psychology because it reflects the perception I have of the attitude of the Chinese.